MPGCD Meeting cancelled

Notice is herby given that the regular meeting of the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District that was scheduled for Nov. 19 is cancelled. They will not have a November meeting.

FSHS Booster Club receives $2,500 donation at Stockton Ford

The Fort Stockton High School Booster Club received a $2,500 donation from Kyle Card of Stockton Ford on Nov. 8. Card made the presentation on behalf of the Greater Texas Ford Dealer Advertising …

State Rep. Poncho Nevárez won’t seek reelection in 2020

State Rep. Poncho Nevárez, D-Eagle Pass, is not running for reelection, he announced Friday. “I will not stand for reelection for a fifth … term in the Texas House of Representatives,” …

Council to consider termination, renegotiation of WaterBridge contract at Nov. 12 meeting

FOR T STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 5:30 P.M. MEETING LOCATION: 121 WEST SECOND STREET FORT STOCKTON, TX 79735 AS A COURTESY, PLEASE PLACE …

Pecos County State Bank Scoreboard

BASKETBALL: Prowlers 50, Alpine 39 Final

FOOTBALL: Fort Stockton 56, Lamesa 8 Final

FOOTBALL: Van Horn 32 Iraan 0

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Headstart Tailgate Party

Calling all father figures! Headstart is hosting its 5th annual Tailgate Party at the Headstart campus. The party is this Friday, Nov. 15 from 9: 30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with early release at …

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Teaching has made Ivy a better coach

Between math and special education, the two subjects helped shaped one Fort Stockton High School teacher into a better coach. Vic Ivy, 67, teaches pre-calculus and algebra one, as well as coaches …

Pet comedy show comes to FSHS

The Popovich Comedy Pet Theater – featuring a mix of animal and human performances – will be at the Fort Stockton High School Auditorium for a 3 p.m. performance on Sunday, Nov. 17. The show …

Locals crank out the words for writing month

For the last 10 years, local writers in Fort Stockton have been participating in National Novel Writing Month also known as NaNoWriMo. Municipal Liason Sarah Shuttleworth gets together with …

Tax bills in the mail

Residents in Pecos County should see a tax statement hitting their mailbox shortly as they were mailed out mid October. Taxes are due Jan. 31, with some exceptions to the rules. There is an …

James Lee (Jimmy) Barbee

James Lee (Jimmy) Barbee of Fort Stockton, Texas died in his home on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 at the age of 92. He was born Aug. 6, 1927 in Fort Collins, Colorado. Funeral services …

Dorman Dwain Vick “Pepa”

Heaven gained another angel!! Dorman Dwain Vick “Pepa” entered into rest on Nov. 10, 2019 at the age of 82. He was born August 27, 1937 in Indian Gap, Texas. He was preceded in …

Virginia Mae McCollom

Virginia Mae McCollom, age 85, of Runaway Bay, Texas went to be with her Lord on Nov. 7, 2019. Services will be at Johnson’s Funeral Home Chapel, 435 W. Beauregard Ave, San Angelo, …

Susan Boggs Bennett

Longtime Fort Stockton resident Susan Bennett died in Crane, Texas on Nov. 4, 2019. Susan was born Oct. 24, 1943, and grew up in Alamo, Texas with her parents, Alvah and Anne …

Shela G. Strother

Shela G. Strother went into rest on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the age of 61. She was born November 18, 1957, in Fort Stockton, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents D.W. …

Geronima R. Ortiz

Geronima R. Ortiz went into rest on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at the age of 98. She was born Sept. 30, 1921, in Marathon, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents Florencio …

Maxie Ruth Craft Morrow Page

Maxie Ruth Craft Morrow Page died on Nov. 2, 2019 in Brownwood, Texas. Maxie was born June 3, 1931 in Amarillo, Texas, to her parents, Earnest Roe Craft and Effie Connie Littlefield …

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